I’M SECRETLY HOPING FAMILIES ARE NOT FOREVER
Commentary by Hannah Lillis We have a cross stich that my mother-in-law made when Matthew and I got married. It says “Families are Forever,” and honestly every time I see it now I think “well, I hope not!” Don’t get me wrong—I love my husband and my children. I...
The Worth of Souls
Christine de Pizan is one of the first female philosophers whose works we have available. There is some debate about calling her a feminist. I think a strong argument can be made for it, but let’s do that another time. The point is that she was a strong advocate of...
Queer, Mormon, and Transhuman
(Image Credit: “Spectrum” by Richard Phillips) A friend recently asked, “Is Transhumanism compatible with the LGBTQ community?” My answer is a resounding, “YES!” Not only that, I find queer theory highly compatible with Mormon Transhumanism. While LDS policies and...
BISHOPS AND SELFISHNESS
“Now there arose up a new king over Egypt, which knew not Joseph…” – Exodus 1:8 Church has been really hard for me this past year. Last November The Policy came out. This was followed by an uncomfortable-to-view video of Elder Christofferson...
Creative Dissent: Responses to the LGBT Policy Change
Background for those unfamiliar with the LGBT policy: On November 5, 2015, the LDS church instituted a policy regarding LGBT members and their children. Same-sex married couples are now labeled “apostates” and face mandatory church discipline, with...LGBTQ Mormon Crisis
Two Printable handout for bishops and stake presidents that talks empirically about LGBTQ suicides:
The LGBTQ Mormon Crisis: Responding to the Empirical Research on Suicide
Youth Suicide Rates and Mormon Religious Context: An Additional Empirical Analysis
The Barker Brothers’ Projects
These videos were created for Latter-day Saint parents and allies to voice their love for their LGBT brothers and sisters, sons and daughters. They want to give a message of comfort and support to other parents who are navigating the difficult conflicts that can arise in families around this issue.
“Cogito!” (“I think!”) follows the intellectual adventures of a recovering academic outside the walls of academia.
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